What color is #F3EDEE?

#F3EDEE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Plastic Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EDEE?

The RGB value is 243, 237, 238: 243 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EDEE?

The complementary color is #EDF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EDEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EDEE color

#F3EDEE rgb(243, 237, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3EDEE is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 92.9% green and 93.3% blue (243, 237, 238).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Plastic Clouds (#F5F0F1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#F3EDEE color codes

HEX	`#F3EDEE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 237, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 92.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 2%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.23, 2.18, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.23, 2.2, 6.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.677, 85.796, 93.077)`
Decimal	`15986158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EDEE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F3EDEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EDEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F3EDEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3edee; }
.text { color: #f3edee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3edee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 237 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3edee, #f3efed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Snow White.

Questions

What color is #F3EDEE?: #F3EDEE is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Plastic Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EDEE?: The RGB value is 243, 237, 238: 243 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EDEE?: The complementary color is #EDF3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EDEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.